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now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than what john boehner proposed this week. what john boehner is advocating is making medicare available to fewer americans. as it happens, there is brand-new polling out today on how americans feel about the idea of congress using these deficit negotiations to make cuts to medicare. 79% of americans say they do not want congress to touch medicare in these deficit negotiations. 79%. if you want to get specific about john boehner's proposal, what he wants to do to medicare is to raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67. and as it turns out, there is also recent polling on that specific proposal. and it
now, this may well present a problem for john boehner's caucus, because john boehner sent a letter to the president this week with his own plan, which advocates what just might be the least popular policy in american politics. okay, maybe that's hyperbole. but just be a tiny bit, i mean, mandatory gay marriage, in which every single married straight person had to immediately divorce their spouse, and accept a state-assigned same-gender spouse to replace them would probably be more popular than...
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they are really making more concession than john boehner. eric cantor says republicans are not going to adjourn this year until a deal is reached. is that a sign of early capitulation? he knows republicans can't go home to their districts with absolutely nothing to show for it. that's not what the american people voted for. john boehner says he's willing to stick around town to get a deal done? >> i'll be here and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president, to get serious about solving this problem. >> but president obama says john boehner's presence is not the solution, it's the problem. >> the holdup right now is that speaker boehner took a position, you think the day after the campaign, that said, we're willing to bring in revenue, but we're not willing to increase rates. and i've just explained to you why we don't think that works. >> senate majority leader harry reid has also called republicans out for sabotaging the democratic process. now, putting this all into context, he tweeted out today, harry reid did, "i shar
they are really making more concession than john boehner. eric cantor says republicans are not going to adjourn this year until a deal is reached. is that a sign of early capitulation? he knows republicans can't go home to their districts with absolutely nothing to show for it. that's not what the american people voted for. john boehner says he's willing to stick around town to get a deal done? >> i'll be here and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president, to get...
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. >> there is big news tonight out of washington where speaker john boehner and obama are talking. this is actually not nothing, not in this town. early last week they really weren't talking, and neither were their staffs. progress on what to do about all those expiring tax cuts and schedule spending cuts and that possible recession congress might create, totally stalled. but now today they are talking, and their staffs are talking, and they're even exchanging paper, real paper. news leaked today that in the last few days, there have been new offers and new counteroffers in the negotiations. but they sound, to be honest, not that different from the old offers. reports that mr. obama has gone from $1.6 trillion in taxes to $1.4 trillion but hasn't budged much on entitlements. mr. boehner really hasn't moved on taxes at all. he is still i'm told at $800 billion, although details on his offer are sparse. earlier today i asked michael steele, john boehner's press secretary for details on the, quote, deal. i was writing quickly and meant to say offer, but i wrote deal. he wrote back we
. >> there is big news tonight out of washington where speaker john boehner and obama are talking. this is actually not nothing, not in this town. early last week they really weren't talking, and neither were their staffs. progress on what to do about all those expiring tax cuts and schedule spending cuts and that possible recession congress might create, totally stalled. but now today they are talking, and their staffs are talking, and they're even exchanging paper, real paper. news...
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>> this is the first time we've heard from john sununu. probably not the first time we've heard from ted nugent. these are two outliers within the beaten republican party. remember, the polls were barely closed before republicans were coming out of the woodwork, talking about how they needed to broaden the tent, be more open and welcoming and approachable to the very people who turned their backs on the republican party and helped re-elect president obama. john sununu is addition you know, he's not speaking for the republican party. ted nugent, he's very entertaining and downright racist in some of the things he says. >> if you like that kind of thing. >> i guarantee you, they're not going to be standing at the speaker's podium in 2016. the party moving beyond those characters. >> i hope you're right. mitt romney, whom you've just written about is seclusion in retail therapy. the man who told us i love cars, american automobiles who bought himself a foreign car audi, built in slovakia, owned byç a germany company. the capital of slovakia
>> this is the first time we've heard from john sununu. probably not the first time we've heard from ted nugent. these are two outliers within the beaten republican party. remember, the polls were barely closed before republicans were coming out of the woodwork, talking about how they needed to broaden the tent, be more open and welcoming and approachable to the very people who turned their backs on the republican party and helped re-elect president obama. john sununu is addition you...
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well i'm john berman here in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture sheldon adelson as you know tycoon who helped bankroll the romney campaign is i know i should even though as a man isn't in the white house why is adelson meeting with republican lawmakers does he have ulterior motives and. today hundreds of low wage workers took to the streets in new york city protesting for better working conditions and better salaries we'll talk to someone who took part in today's events asking where he sees the fight for a living wage going from here and later in the show we'll have a your take my take live segment your chance to call in and ask a question or make a comment drive on the air. fred first you don't succeed bing bing again you have the republicans top oligarchy foreign casino magnate sheldon adelson is already offering to fund the next election for republicans apparently to protect himself from criminal prosecution adelson spent one hundred fifty million dollars on republicans in the two thousand
well i'm john berman here in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture sheldon adelson as you know tycoon who helped bankroll the romney campaign is i know i should even though as a man isn't in the white house why is adelson meeting with republican lawmakers does he have ulterior motives and. today hundreds of low wage workers took to the streets in new york city protesting for better working conditions and better salaries we'll talk to someone who took part in...
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prescribed perspective twenty sixteen republican presidential candidates governors bobby jindal all john k. sick and bob mcdonald to get them on his side which is pretty odd when you consider that the same sheldon adelson told the wall street journal for publication wednesday that he supports abortion rights stem cell research he supports president obama's dream act and added that he's quote in favor of socialized medicine and quote. so why is this guy so busy buying republicans well put yourself in his place democrats typically do things for the vast majority the people on employment insurance social security medicare keep our food supplies safe for unions that sort of outside of petty crime stuff like congressman jefferson and wrangle work used up that you know we don't shill for big corporate interests or fat cat billionaires have been pretty much the part of the people pretty much since their founding over two hundred years ago but republicans eagerly do things for whoever pays them the biggest bucks for example every single republican freshman in the last congress denies there's suc
prescribed perspective twenty sixteen republican presidential candidates governors bobby jindal all john k. sick and bob mcdonald to get them on his side which is pretty odd when you consider that the same sheldon adelson told the wall street journal for publication wednesday that he supports abortion rights stem cell research he supports president obama's dream act and added that he's quote in favor of socialized medicine and quote. so why is this guy so busy buying republicans well put...
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you sound like john maynard keynes keynes was right in the thirty's he was wrong in the seventy's and he's right today i mean what is wrong with that so i guess are you suggesting that there are cycles of history or economic cycles that the require a different kind of damned what you call it a cycle i just think you have to use analysis to examine the facts of the situation and figure out what is the appropriate policy given the nature of the problem that we face i just don't believe in cookie cutter economics where you just do the same thing you know over and over and over again so if the republican party is stuck in this rigid mold where they're afraid of the billionaires who could take them out and who put them in the first place and the democrats are trying to suck up to those same billionaires and really don't have control the house until two thousand and twenty. what what is going to save the republic. well or are we are we looking at another you know bubble burst the great depression or something. i don't know but but we have been through these cycles before i think we're at th
you sound like john maynard keynes keynes was right in the thirty's he was wrong in the seventy's and he's right today i mean what is wrong with that so i guess are you suggesting that there are cycles of history or economic cycles that the require a different kind of damned what you call it a cycle i just think you have to use analysis to examine the facts of the situation and figure out what is the appropriate policy given the nature of the problem that we face i just don't believe in cookie...
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believe as an iran did that the rich are like john galt they they're the only ones who are productive the hall the rest of us are just lazy bombs and moochers and they carry us on their backs and somehow or other this propaganda has penetrated millions and millions of ignorant fools in the tea party who are the shock troops of this revolution. shock troops i mean can a shade the shades of the thirties here mean in some ways well yes it's the beer hall putsch although i don't know or not i'd suggest you know. i know who who ever mentions hitler first loses the argument but. so we'll just leave it at that you are a big fan of reaganomics and supply side economics i seriously doubt your thought how to how did it not work or how it did work in the eighties the mistake that people make is thinking because something worked at a particular time under a particular set of circumstances it will work forever under any circumstances at any time and all i have said is that yes reagan's policies worked in the eighty's they will not work today we have different problems today tax cuts will do no goo
believe as an iran did that the rich are like john galt they they're the only ones who are productive the hall the rest of us are just lazy bombs and moochers and they carry us on their backs and somehow or other this propaganda has penetrated millions and millions of ignorant fools in the tea party who are the shock troops of this revolution. shock troops i mean can a shade the shades of the thirties here mean in some ways well yes it's the beer hall putsch although i don't know or not i'd...
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john tower has some answers. first, i have a few. can you get your pops to do the "gangnam style" on the next appearance on the show? i don't think so. also up way too early. hoping that mika will get me the pizza hut perfume. not a chance. what else do you have, john? >> why am i awake? fab mika and witty joe, no. that's guy million-dollar smile. he gets me out the door every morning. >> you're fired. take it. >> "morning joe" starts right now. >>> it took us three months to establish trust. these guys don't trust each other. they don't even trust each other in their own party. you've got leaders who, people behind them with a shif hoping they can get their job the next go 'round. poor old durbin has people over his back because he voted for this package. and the republicans, boehner's got to go to work and come back, and now there's 70 of them left, the tea party guys. these are guys who went to congress not to limit government but to stop it. so what are you going to do? we've got five democrats, five republicans who range from di
john tower has some answers. first, i have a few. can you get your pops to do the "gangnam style" on the next appearance on the show? i don't think so. also up way too early. hoping that mika will get me the pizza hut perfume. not a chance. what else do you have, john? >> why am i awake? fab mika and witty joe, no. that's guy million-dollar smile. he gets me out the door every morning. >> you're fired. take it. >> "morning joe" starts right now....
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they are speaking as one with john boehner. so that's, i think, the big difference is that boehner, cantor, mccarthy, throw paul ryan in there, this is a quartet that is moving as one, negotiating as one. there's no, none of this looking over the shoulder. on the leadership side, it's a much different story. yes, it really depends on how you want to try to view it. can you find more rank-and-file conservative republicans who are sort of not in the circle? yes. to complain. but there's no -- there's no alternative. >> bob, you, yesterday, shadowed grover norquist for quite some time. you went to the meeting, his wednesday meeting. >> that's right. >> he has all the time with some of the most powerful conservatives in d.c. and across the country attending. what was their attitude about any deal that boehner might have to make? >> it's pretty interesting when you talk to house republicans because they look at boehner from two different perspectives. on one side, boehner went in front of the house conference and he said, i'm not go
they are speaking as one with john boehner. so that's, i think, the big difference is that boehner, cantor, mccarthy, throw paul ryan in there, this is a quartet that is moving as one, negotiating as one. there's no, none of this looking over the shoulder. on the leadership side, it's a much different story. yes, it really depends on how you want to try to view it. can you find more rank-and-file conservative republicans who are sort of not in the circle? yes. to complain. but there's no --...